Assembly is a bit confusing, but overall it seems like it will be a pretty good bed frame.
I have only just built this bed today so I cannot say if it is durable, but I will mention some things regarding assembly and quality.
I built this by myself, which i highly advise against. It's not particularly heavy, but trying to keep the slats in place while maneuvering the bed to install other screws is a challenge.
The initial quality of the frame is pretty good. The paint is nice and smooth, but the unfinished (unpainted) slats have a decent bit of splinters. Hopefully my daughter won't remove the mattress to expose them.
The crews are easily stripped; one of mine was completely stripped to the point where I couldn't screw it in or out. It was one of the self-drilling screws put into the metal bracket before attaching the middle support legs. Luckily the screw sticking out doesn't seem to affect the way the support leg functions.
I thought I would also mention this, because I have seen other reviews saying that they were upset that some of holes were not pre-drilled: assuming they are referring to the support legs, the screws used for the section are called self-drilling screws because you are literally supposed to screw them in by hand with a screw driver. What I did was set the two bolts in the metal bracket without the nuts so I had the holes lined up correctly to do the self drilling. Then I removed the bolts and attached the support leg.
I hope this helps some people because I just had a time and a half figuring it all out. I highly recommend re-reading the reviews for building instructions after you receive this item!
Assembly is a bit confusing, but overall it seems like it will be a pretty good bed frame.
I have only just built this bed today so I cannot say if it is durable, but I will mention some things regarding assembly and quality. I built this by myself, which i highly advise against. It's not particularly heavy, but trying to keep the slats in place while maneuvering the bed to install other screws is a challenge. The initial quality of the frame is pretty good. The paint is nice and smooth, but the unfinished (unpainted) slats have a decent bit of splinters. Hopefully my daughter won't remove the mattress to expose them. The crews are easily stripped; one of mine was completely stripped to the point where I couldn't screw it in or out. It was one of the self-drilling screws put into the metal bracket before attaching the middle support legs. Luckily the screw sticking out doesn't seem to affect the way the support leg functions. I thought I would also mention this, because I have seen other reviews saying that they were upset that some of holes were not pre-drilled: assuming they are referring to the support legs, the screws used for the section are called self-drilling screws because you are literally supposed to screw them in by hand with a screw driver. What I did was set the two bolts in the metal bracket without the nuts so I had the holes lined up correctly to do the self drilling. Then I removed the bolts and attached the support leg. I hope this helps some people because I just had a time and a half figuring it all out. I highly recommend re-reading the reviews for building instructions after you receive this item!